Things that matter: announcing the Future 8 Awards

One of the most important things in the world right now is getting kids more interested in programming and general technology. Schools can only do so much. With The Guardian and Enterprise Ireland, we’ve created the Future 8 Awards to shine a light on the coding, design and other digital activities that kids are involved with across Ireland and the UK. There’s no question this is ambitious. Our objective is to find the top digital talent in eight different categories (from game development to animation) and reward them with extraordinary opportunities.

The prize for each category is being created by a different brand and we’re challenging them to make it a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Something which can truly help the winner build on their existing talents. We’ll be announcing those soon with [spoiler alert] the outstanding Belkin folks coming up first.